CVE-2012-0864

glibc: FORTIFY_SOURCE format string protection bypass via "nargs" integer overflow

Published May 2, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer overflow in the vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in glibc 2.14 and other versions allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFY_SOURCE protection mechanism, conduct format string attacks, and write to arbitrary memory via a large number of arguments.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0889 Integer overflow in the vfprintf function in stdio-common/vfprintf.c in glibc 2.14 and other versions allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the FORTIFY_SOURCE protection mechanism, conduct format string attacks, and write to arbitrary memory via a large number of arguments.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1396-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:38 PM
Reserved
Jan 19, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 2, 2013, 2:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 17, 2010, 12:00 AM